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Sounds like you had similar problems to me, only I have higher expectations.

Yes, Mandrake got all this right (including sound - works right out of the box). But then I had the CD, rather than trying a funky network install. Maybe I should try a net install with Mandrake.

And no, I haven't compiled my own kernel since the early days when cdparanoia required SCSII emulation, which wasn't a default option. And I expect not to have to. Fixing OSes isn't my job. Hacking Perl is.

Well, I like being able to use stuff like ext3 and other somewhat experimental bits.

Mandrake may be easier to install but how easy is it to maintain? Debian is a breeze. And its really easy to get nice new toys. Want Galeon? Simply grab it from unstable and go. And it knows that it needs Mozilla. And it also knows that it won't work with the latest Mozilla so you'll have to wait for the next galeon package (which is ok cause at least everything still works).